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Disboscation

Disboscation \Dis`bos*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- + F. bosquet grove.] Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal of a forest.
--Sir W. Scott.

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disboscation

n. deforestation for the purpose of creating cleared arable land for farming.